Sailors missing at sea for 10 days rescued
Two sailors are feeling lucky to be back on land after they were lost at sea for 10 days. The men and their dog were heading from New Jersey to Florida when a storm snapped their mast.
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Two sailors are feeling lucky to be back on land after they were lost at sea for 10 days. The men and their dog were heading from New Jersey to Florida when a storm snapped their mast.
The sailboat, without power or fuel, was found more than 200 miles off Delaware's coast.
Apple's new Emergency SOS feature used a satellite connection to text emergency services from a remote canyon near Los Angeles.
All military personnel and civilians from the ship were pulled back onto a smaller taxi boat and then hoisted onto the Navy vessel.
The vehicle fell over 200 feet into Los Angeles County's Monkey Canyon.
A puppy named Bear, escaped in New York City, ran 30 blocks and jumped in the Hudson River. Nearly two days later, he was rescued by firefighters in Edgewater, New Jersey.
The Netflix show "Tiger King" brought plenty of attention to a still-growing problem of people trying to turn giant wild animals into pets. Lions, tigers and bears are still being bred, sold,\ and abused across the globe. For the last four decades, Pat Craig has fought to protect the animals. Jeff Glor has more.
The man was traveling on a snow machine from Noorvik to Kotzebue when he became stranded.
A U.S. citizen was killed when a monster wave hit a cruise ship off the coast of Argentina, the State Department confirmed. Four other people were injured.
The 28-year-old from Lafayette, Alabama, was with 18 relatives on a Carnival cruise to Cozumel, Mexico, when somehow he ended up overboard after a day of fun.
At least two people were killed after powerful storms brought tornadoes and hail to the Southeast Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Manuel Bojorquez reports from Montgomery County, Alabama.
Residents and tourists are flocking to Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, which erupted earlier this week. While the surrounding community is not currently in danger, the flow of cars is creating a safety hazard along the highway. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
One of the Coast Guard officers who helped pull off a remarkable rescue of a man who fell off a Carnival cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico says the man was close to death when he was pulled out of the water.
At least 10 buildings reportedly collapse and one official said casualty figures were unclear because almost a dozen people were feared trapped under mud and rubble.
An Aurora, Illinois, police officer rescued a 9-year-old boy struggling in an icy pond and a woman who had tried to save the child. All three were pulled ashore and are in good condition.
A passenger on the Carnival Valor left a bar on the cruise ship and was reported missing the next day. The man was later rescued from the Gulf of Mexico by the Coast Guard.
The man was last seen on board the ship on Wednesday night and was reported missing Thursday morning.
The snake decided to "wrap his mouth around his ankle" and pull him underwater. So, the boy's 76-year-old grandfather literally jumped in to save the day.
With dozens of people still missing, an emergency official said workers were "racing against time to rescue people."
Temblors are common across the nation on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," but they're rarely felt strongly in the capital city.
Twelve Haitians were rescued after smugglers abandoned them on a tiny island near Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard said. The group built a small campfire that caught the attention of authorities.
For the past decade a multi-disciplinary team based at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage has been engaged in what is perhaps the longest-running recovery effort in the history of the U.S. Air Force: locating 52 servicemen lost when their C-124 Globemaster crashed on a glacier in Alaska, their remains and personal effects hidden in the ice since 1952. Correspondent Lee Cowan talks with relatives who hope summer periods of melting ice will reveal secrets long buried.
The U.S. Coast Guard is working to survey the damage left behind by Hurricane Ian and rescue people who remain stranded. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca rode along with Coast Guard members Friday to better understand what goes into the recovery efforts.
"The girl has never seen the outside world," according to a senior prosecutor in western Germany.
Fire officials in New York City made daring rescues on Saturday after a fire broke out in a 20th floor apartment. At least 38 people were injured, including five fire personnel.